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Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987

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HARI DASS SHARMAversusVIKAS SOOD & ORS.

2013 INSC 291Appeal(s) allowed

The landlord, Haridas Sharma, sought eviction of the tenants under Section 14 of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, claiming a bona‑fide need for the building to be rebuilt. The Rent Controller and the Appellate Authority upheld the eviction, but the High Court, relying on Harrington …

KAILASH CHAND AND ANR.versusDHARAM DASS

2005 INSC 253Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, Kailash Chand and Nokha Ram, owned a two‑storeyed building in Shimla and sought eviction of their tenant, Dharm Dass, under Section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, claiming a bona‑fide requirement for his own occupation. An eviction order was …

SHRI KAILASH CHAND AND ANR.versusSHRI DHARAM DASS

2004 INSC 589Matter referred to larger bench

The appellant, a landlord, owned a building in Shimla and initially evicted the tenant from the first floor in 1984. By a 1986 compromise the tenant vacated the first floor and took the ground floor. In 1993 the landlord, citing his wife's relocation and his child's education, sought eviction of the …

JAGAT PAL DHAWANversusKAHAN SINGH (DEAD) BY LRS. AND ORS.

2002 INSC 487Appeal(s) allowed

The landlord, Jagat Pal Dhawan, filed a suit under Section 14(3)(c) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 seeking eviction of his tenant, Kahan Singh, on the ground that the over‑100‑year‑old building was required bona‑fide for reconstruction into a modern three‑storeyed house. The …

KALA AND ANR.versusMADHO PARSHAD VAIDYA

1998 INSC 323Appeal(s) allowed

The landlord, Madho Parshad Vaidya, sought eviction of tenant Kala Devi under Section 14(2)(ii) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, alleging that she had sublet the shop to Ravinder Kapur. The trial court found no evidence of subletting, holding that Kapur was merely a manager and …

KALA AND ANR.versusMADHO PARSHAD VAIDYA

1998 INSC 324Appeal(s) allowed

The landlord, Madho Parshad Vaidya, filed an eviction petition under Section 14(2)(ii) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, alleging that tenant Kala Devi had sublet her shop to Ravinder Kapur. The trial court found no evidence of subletting and held that the tenant retained …

PREM CHAND ALIAS PREM NATHversusSMT. SHANTA PRABHAKAR

1997 INSC 730Dismissed

The landlord filed an eviction petition under Section 14(3)(c) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, claiming the tenant defaulted on rent and that the premises were needed bona fide for building or rebuilding. The Rent Controller dismissed the petition for lack of evidence about the …

SH. DEWAN CHAND BHALLAversusDR. ASHOK KUMAR BHOIL

1994 INSC 281Dismissed

The appellant, a government servant, was allotted a government residential accommodation and was a tenant of a residential building owned by the respondent landlord. The landlord invoked Section 14(3)(a)(iv) of the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 to obtain possession, arguing that the …

MADAN MOHAN AND ANOTHERversusKRISHAN KUMAR SOOD

1993 INSC 7Appeal(s) allowed

The landlords (Madan Mohan and another) sought eviction of tenant Krishan Kumar Sood under the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987 for non‑payment of rent. The Rent Controller ordered eviction on 29 July 1986, allowing the tenant 30 days to pay the "amount due". The tenant deposited Rs …

SURINDER SINGH SIBIAversusVIJA Y KUMAR SOOD

1991 INSC 259Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Surinder Singh Sibia, owned a house in Himachal Pradesh where he occupied the first floor and let the second floor to a judge. The entire house was later requisitioned for the judge's use under the Himachal Pradesh Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1972, and the …